Obituaries

Obituaries for Southern Arkansas

Birdie Elizabeth Berry

Birdie Elizabeth Berry

Feb 3, 2010

Birdie Elizabeth Berry, 74, of Fordyce passed away Wednesday February 3, 2010. She was born November 26, 1935 in Hampton, AR to the late Clarence and Lola Parker. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a son, Dewayne and a sister, Helen Swanton. Survivors include her husband, John P. Berry; four children, Darlene Beene, Ronda Traband...

Stella Mae Wagnon

Stella Mae Wagnon

Jan 31, 2010

Stella Mae Wagnon, 85 of Hot Springs died Sunday, January 31, 2010 at Garrett Manor in Hot Springs. She was born February 23, 1924 in Gould, Arkansas. She was a member of Oaklawn Baptist Church in Hot Springs. After her retirment from General Dynamics she worked for Wal Mart. She was preceded in death by her parents, August T. and...

Judith Marie Brown

Judith Marie Brown

Jan 29, 2010

Judith Marie Massey Brown, 71, of Little Rock, AR died Friday January 29, 2010 at her home. She was born in the Bleeker Community in Cleveland County Arkansas, on July 19, 1938 to the late Dillard & Elva Burford Massey. Mrs. Brown was a retired Media Specialist for the Little Rock School District, & a member of the Landmark Baptist...

Nancy Mann Hodnett

Nancy Mann Hodnett

Jan 28, 2010

Nancy Mann Hodnett, 70 of Fordyce, died Thursday, January 28, 2010. She was born February 13, 1939 in Sparkman, Arkansas to the late Fred and Pauline DeLaughter Mann. She is survived by her husband, John E. Hodnett of Fordyce; a son, Gary W. Langley of Harmony Grove; one daughter, Jill Drake of Star City; four grandchildren, Justin Drake and Ryan...

Jimmie Tomlinson Mcduffie

Jimmie Tomlinson Mcduffie

Jan 26, 2010

Jimmie Tomlinson McDuffie, 97, of El Dorado, AR went home to be with her Lord and Savior on January 26, 2010. Born in Hampton, AR on March 15, 1912, she was the daughter of Harvey H and Mattie Porter Tomlinson. She moved to El Dorado in 1959, where she began her career as a seamstress at The New York Store....

Veda Faye Calhoun

Veda Faye Calhoun

Jan 26, 2010

Veda Faye Williams Calhoun, 64, of Fordyce, died Tuesday January 26, 2010. Mrs. Calhoun was born in Dallas County on December 26, 1945 to the late James Robert and Minnie Lou Gray Williams. She is survived by her daughter, Madonna Erwin and her husband Jeremy of Fordyce, AR; a brother, Frank Williams of Fordyce, AR; a sister, Peggy Russell of...

Edell West Ream

Edell West Ream

Jan 24, 2010

Edell West Ream, 82 of Hampton died Sunday, January 24, 2010 at John R. Williamson Hospice House in El Dorado. She was born December 11, 1927 in Clyde, Texas. She was a homemaker and a member of Tinsman First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Preston and Meda Havens West. She is survived by two...

Reba Bryant Morgan

Reba Bryant Morgan

Jan 22, 2010

Reba Virginia Bryant Morgan, 87 of Kingsland passed away on Friday, January 22, 2010 at the Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. She was the eldest child of Clarence E. and Lizzie Waldrop Bryant. Born on October 1, 1922 in to a large extended family home in the Smith Chapel Community, Reba learned early the importance of family ties, a...

James E. Blann

James E. Blann

Jan 22, 2010

James E. Blann, 76 of Louisville, Kentucky died Friday, January 22, 2010 at Saints Mary and Elizabeth Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born June 8, 1933 in Tyronza, Arkansas. He was a retired roofing supervisor and a Korean Army Veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Emma Lea Jeffreys Blann and one son, Doug Blann....

Sue R. Price

Sue R. Price

Jan 16, 2010

Sue Price, age 76, of Fordyce, died Saturday January 16, 2010 with her daughters by her side. She was born September 20, 1933 in Forrester, AR. Mrs. Price was a retired Fordyce Elementary School teacher, where she taught for 28 years. She taught two generations of Fordyce students English and reading, and is fondly remembered for her lively interpretation of...

Betty Earnest Dunn

Betty Earnest Dunn

Jan 12, 2010

Betty Frances Earnest Dunn, 72, of Hampton died Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at Life Touch Hospice in El Dorado. She was born May 4, 1937 in Tinsman, Arkansas. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Hampton and a retired postal clerk. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Beulah Brown Earnest; her husband, Randal R....

Sallie L. Reddin

Sallie L. Reddin

Jan 9, 2010

Sallie L. Gardner Reddin, 100 of Hampton died January 9, 2010 in the Silver Oaks Nursing & Rehab Center in Camden. She was born October 2, 1909 in Tinsman, Arkansas to the late John Franklin and Sarah Ann Watson Gardner. Her mother died during childbirth and she was raised by her grandparents, Thomas and Martha Watson. She was a life...

Dennis L. Warnack

Dennis L. Warnack

Jan 8, 2010

Dennis L. Warnack, 51, of Bearden died Friday, January 08, 2010 at his home. He was born July 17, 1958 in Murfreesboro, TN. He was a floral designer and a member of the Church of Christ in Bearden. He was preceded in death by his father, Harry Buford Warnack and one brother, Terry Warnack. He is survived by his mother,...

Pearl Yardley

Pearl Yardley

Jan 7, 2010

Pearl Yardley, 83, of Thornton, died Thursday January 7, 2010 at St. John's Place Nursing Home in Fordyce. Mrs. Yardley was born in Shannon County, MO on October 17, 1926 to the late John Henry & Bertha Adkins Counts. She was a homemaker and a member of the Bethesda Baptist Church. She is survived by her two sons, Eugene Yardley...

Tracy Lynn Gray

Tracy Lynn Gray

Jan 7, 2010

Tracy Lynn Gray, 43, of Fordyce, died Thursday January 7, 2010. Tracy was born in El Dorado, AR on July 12, 1966. She was a teacher at Fordyce Elementary School, & a member of the First Baptist Church in Fordyce. She is survived by her husband of 18 years, Kevin Gray of Fordyce, AR; two sons, Talon & Taggart Gray...

Carolyn M. Garner Mckinney

Carolyn M. Garner Mckinney

Jan 6, 2010

Carolyn M. Garner McKinney, 72, of Kingsland died Wednesday January 6, 2010 at her home. Born February 14, 1937 at Kingsland, she was a daughter of the late Albert Lee and Willie Mae Ashlock Garner. She was a homemaker and a member of the New Edinburg First United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister,...

Mamie Eva Rowen Brown

Mamie Eva Rowen Brown

Jan 6, 2010

Mamie Eva Rowen Brown, 95, of Hampton died January 6, 2010 in the Sheridan Healthcare and Rehab Center in Sheridan. She was born March 25, 1914 in Hampton, AR to the late Morris E. and Susie L. Files Rowen. She was a life long resident of Calhoun County. She lived with her family on a farm in Tinsman, AR. She...

Paul Edward Thompson

Paul Edward Thompson

Jan 6, 2010

Paul Edward Thompson, 61 of Sparkman, died Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at his home. He was born January 21, 1947 in Sparkman to the late Virgle Neal and Sallie Leona Abbott Thompson. He is survived by two brothers, Virgle Thompson of Sparkman and Dule Abbott of Fordyce, and one sister, Emma J. Erwin of Chidester. A memorial service will be...

Charlotte Elizabeth Filigenzi

Charlotte Elizabeth Filigenzi

Jan 3, 2010

Charlotte Elizabeth Filigenzi, 87 of Fordyce, died Sunday, January 3, 2010 in Wagnon Place Nursing Home in Warren, AR. Born December 6, 1922 in New Castle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Rose Gaspare of New Castle. She was married to Samuel A. Filigenzi, who died November 1990, in Las Vegas, NV where he and his...

Jimmy Samuel Mosley

Jimmy Samuel Mosley

Dec 28, 2009

Jimmy Samuel Mosley, 68, passed away Monday, December 28, 2009, at Saint Francis Hospital in Bartlett, TN. He was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church since 1991 and active in his Sunday School Class. He retired from Union Pacific Railroad after 34 years of service and had enjoyed the past eight years of retirement with his family. He is survived...

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